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[From the Coiiri youriial, Washington, September i, 1882.] 

TTIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, the EMPEROR ULYSSES I., accompa- 
^ nied by the Empress, the Crown Prince Frederick and a numerous suite, 
r.rrived at, the palace yesterday after a week's visit to the Duke of Pennsylvania- 
at his palatial residence, Cameron Hall, Ilarrisburg. His Imperial Majesty, we 
are liappy to jyinounce, is in the best of health. The imperial escort consisted 
of a battalion of the Guards and two companies of the Household Cavalry. 



Her Royal Highness the Princess Nellie will not return to England. We are- 
in a position to state that the consort of Her Royal Highness, Algernon Sar- 
toris, Esq., is to be raised to the peerage under the title of Earl of Granton. 
^V e further understand that the Earl of Granton is to be appointed Governor, 
with the title of Lord Lieutenant, of the Province of Illinois, and that it is the 
intention of the Imperial Government to settle $200,000 per annum upon hi.n 
lordship. A vice-regal palace is to be built at Springfield, the Privy Council 
liaving issued an order for the razing of the capitol of the former State of Illi- 
nois, and the residence of the Lord Lieutenant will be erected on the site. 



We understand that it is the intention of his Imperial Majesty to hold another 

levee at an early date, and we are permitted to add that among other gentlemen 

"* - His Imperial Majestv lias been graciously i)leased to lionor, the following 

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2 THE COMIXG CllOWX. 

will be raised to the peerage : George W. Childs, Esq., of Pennsylvania, as Lord 
St. Ledger; Anthony J. Drexel, Esq., of Pennsylvania, as Baron Bullion. 



Lord and Lady Hamilton Fish have arrived at the palace. Lord Hamilton 
will receive final instructions before his departure for England as Imperial 
Minister to the Court of St. James. Lady Fish will not, we understand, accom- 
pany the noble lord, but will remain during the coming season in attendance on 
Her Majesty as principal Lady in Waiting. 



Lord Sharon, Earl of Nevada, is expected to arrive at the palace on the 5th 
inst. His Lordship, who has, during the past month, been entertaining a num- 
ber of the Western nobility at his magnificent residence, Belmont Hall, San 
Francisco, is understood to have successfully conducted the negotiations which 
resulted in California giving her assent to the propositions made by the Imperial 
Government. In view of. His Lordship's distinguished diplomatic services in 
tiius eradicating the last vestiges of Republicanism in the Western part of the 
Empire, we have reason to know that His Imperial Majesty intcuds conferrins: 
upon His Lordship the honor of t!ie order of the Mailed Hand. 



We understand that in consequence of his rem:ukable success in bringing the 
entire railroad system of the Empire under Imperial control. General Thomas 
A. Scott is to be elevated to the peerage as Marquis of Delaware, and the gal- 
lant General is expected to arrive here on the 5th inst to confer with Lord 
Sliaron. It will bo remembered that it was General Scott's eminent executive 
ability that placed the Imperial troops at threatened points at the most critical 
times wlien his Imperial Majesty ascended the throne. 



It is with great pleasure that we are enabled to annomice the arrival of Lord 
Simon Cameron, Earl of Susquehanna, at the Palace. The venerable Earl and 
his soil, tlie noble Duke of Pennsylvania, will liavc llu' liouor of dining with His 
Imiierial Majesty to-morrow, wlien the Duke is expected to arrive in town. As 
W3 have previously announced, Lord Simon was, some tini" ago. ;ii)Moiuted by 
His Imi)erirl Majesty Earl 3Iarshal, tlie title remaining in the House of Cam- 
eron according to tlic law of primogiMiiture. 



THE COMIXG CROWK. 3 

We are pleased to aimouuce the almost complete convalescence of His Grace 
Archbishop Newman, Primate of all the Empire. His Grace will, it is hoped, 
be able to officiate at the Metropolitan M. E. Cathedral on Sunday next, when 
the Imperial family will be present at Divine service. 



Cards have been issued by the Duke of Illinois for a garden-party at Wash- 
burne House, the splendid residence lately completed by Ilis Grace, and to 
wliich His (Hace has given the family name, for the evening of the 12th inst. 
The noble Duke, whose appointment as Prime Minister by His Imperial Majesty 
has given such profound satisfaction in court circles, will, we understand, 
entertain during the coming season with ducal hospitality. Her Grace, the 
Duchess o^Illinois, returned from the country last week. 



A cable despatch received yesterday from London gives the gratifying intelli- 
gence that Sir Edward Thornton, the British ambassador, has been raised to 
the peerage in England. We are happy to congratulate his lordship on this 
acknowledgment of his diplomatic abilities, and we feel assured that his suc- 
cessful efforts in obtaining the recognition of the government of His Imperial 
Majesty, the Emperor Ulysses, at and by the Court of St. James, is not the 
least of the many reasons Her Britannic Majesty's Government had for the dis- 
tinguished honor it iias conferred upon him. 



Sir E. O. Babcock, whose devotion to the Imperial cause and whose conspic- 
uous gallantry at Albany, ISTew York, when tlie Republican army under Fen- 
ton was so completely defeated 'by the Imperial troops, have deservedly gained 
him so many marks of Imperial favor, is now, we are glad to state, quite conva- 
lescent. He remains at the Imperial villa. Long Branch, for a few days more, 
Avhen he will return to the Palace to enter on his duties as Principal Equerry in 
attendance on His Imperial Majesty. 



Court and fashionable circles are deeply interested at tlie approaching visit of 
His Excellency, the Marquis of Lome, Governor-General of Canada, .-.ccompa- 
nied by Her Royal Highness, the Princess Louise, who will remain the guests 
of His Imperial Majesty for two weeks. It is expected that the Privy Council 
will grant $300,b00 for the series of fetes to be given iii honor of the noble Lord 
(ind Her Roj'al Highness, and tiie illuminations of the capital will surpass in 



THE COMIXG CROWN. 



magnificence anj'thing j-et witnessed in tlie Empire. A grand review of tlie 
impevial troops, under tlie command of His Grace, the Duke of Erie, the com- 
mander-in-chief, is to form a conspicuous feature in the roinid of pleasures pro- 
vided for the distinguished guests. Over 1-50,000 troops of all arms will take 
part in the review. This will be the largest number of troops under the imme- 
diate command of His Grace since his memorable march to the sea in 18G4. 



Lord and Lady Edwards Pierrepont, Baron .Jay Gould, and Sir Whitelaw 
J^eid, of New York, who have been on a visit to Lord George M. Eobeson, of 
New Jersey, at Secor Hall, Cape May, arrived in town yesterday for the season. 



The magnificent yacht which His Imperial Highness, the Crown Prince Fred- 
erick, has been pleased to accept as a present from James Gordon Bennett, Esq., 
of New York, has arrived in the Potomac. She is luimed the "Ulysses," and is a 
masterpiece of naval architecture. 



Lady Lida and Lady Virginia Cameron, daugliters of His (Jrace, tlie Duke of 
Pennsylvania, will arrive at the Palace to-morrow from Cameron Hall, Harris- 
burg. Their luadyships will be in attendance ou the Empress as Maids of 
Honor during the season. 



The Duke and Duchess of New York are expected to arrive in town for the 
season on Tuesday next. The ducal residence, Coukling House, is rapidly 
aiiproaching completion, and promises in point of architectural beauty to equal 
any of the many splendid houses of the nobility erected in the capital since his 
Imperial Majesty ascended the throne. Invitations will shortly be issued by 
His Grace for the ball which is to be given when Coukling House is opcMied, and 
the event promises to be one of extraordinary magnificence. 



Lady Astor, of New York, arrived in town last week, and will for the present 
remain at the Palace as one of Her Majesty's Ladies in Waiting. Lady Astor 
lias, we are gratified to state, completely recovered from her recent indisjiosi- 
lion, and the nobility will once more gladly welcome her back to the brilliant 
circle of which she is so distinguished a member. 



THE COMING CROWN, 5 

We have been permitted to \Yitness tlie decorations now being rapidly com- 
pleted in tlie Hall of State at the Palace for the coming reception by Ilis 
Imperial Majesty to the members of the Corps Diploinatiqve. Tiiey are of course 
on a scale of regal magnilicence. The superb service of gold plate, which His 
Imperial Majesty has been graciously pleased to order from Tiffany and Co., the 
court jewellers to the Imperial Family, will be used for the iirst time at tliis 
reception. 



The superb costume worn by the Duchess off Pennsylvania on tlie occasion of 
the ball given in honor of their Imperial Majesties at Cameron Hall, Harrisburg, 
last week, was made at AVorth's branch establishment in this city, and elicited 
universal admiration. The dress Avas of the richest white brocade silk, the 
basque and court-train embroidered in moss-rose buds in gold, and the skirt 
trimmed heavily in seed pearls. A corsage bouquet of roses gave the one touch 
of color to an exquisite toilet. 



Many of the equipages of the nobility and gentry are now emblazoned with 
coats of arms of their respective owners, and the new Herald's College in this city 
is being well patronized by families desirous of obtaining the crests and mottoes 
of their houses. 



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[From the Imperial Standard, Washington, October ist, iS32.] 

A N ofhcial telegram published elsewhere in this issue brings intelligence of the 
' ^ trial and conviction by Military Connnission of James G. Blaine, of l\Iaine, 
ar '1 the sentence of banishment passed by the Commission will in all probability 
be approved by His Imperial IMajesty. We think the Commission erred in its 
decision— not as to the guilt but as to the punishment of the offender. The time 
has passed for measures of mercy. Justice demands something more. It 
demands stern retribution for such offences as this man Blaine has connnitted, 
and the punishment awarded should have been death. Let there be no trilling 
with traitors ! When twenty so-called Union Leaguers were shot in Cincinnati 
it should have been a warning to rebels that the policy of the Imperial Govern 
ment was not to regard sedition as child's play. Of what use is banishment if 
such men as John Sherman, James G. Blaine and llutherford B. Hayes can 



6 THE COMING CROWN.. 

concoct their plots and plans against the safety of the Empire on the Canadian 
side of the border and send their emissaries to spread disloyalty in every p;irt of 
the country? We are not apologists for tlie course thus far pursued by ti.e 
Imperial Government. We have been and are now its advocates. We have, 
and must continue to have a strong government, and vacillation or timidity, be 
they in what quarter they may, must neither be condoned nor tolerated. The 
lessons of the past must not be forgotten. A rigid censorship of the press has 
enabled us to prevent disloyal utterances at home, and the Examination Bureau 
in the Imperial Tostal service prevents the spread of seditious letters or newspa- 
pers from abroad ; the forbidding public meetings except by permission of the 
Privy Council has had a salutary eflect in suppressing the so-called "free 
speech " of incipient traitors, and the prudent administration of the telegraj)!! 
department has removed what would otherwise have been a perpetual source of 
danger. Pursue the policy inaugurated when his Imperial Majesty ascended 
the throne ! Let the mob feel the power of the Mailed Hand ! Give these trai- 
torous Republicans grape and canister as the gallant Sheridan did at Cleveland, 
wlien Euclid Avenue was raked and the last vestiges of rebellion against the 
Empire were swept away in Ohio ; let them feel as they did in Portland when 
rebellious Maine undertook to hoist the stars and stripes and paid the penalty 
by lier chief city being bombarded and laid in ruins ; let them realize it as St. 
Louis did when her costly bridge was blown up and when thirty-one of her 
citizens expiated their disloyalty on the scaffold. The time is past for " banisli- 
mcnits "—let traitors of every rank and class and creed be made to feel the full 
power of the Mailed Hand ! 



BY IMPERIAL TELEGRAPH TO "THE STANDARD." 

New York, September 30th. The last of the eighteen prisoners condemned 
to death by the Imperial Military Commission which closed its sittings at Gov- 
ernor's Island on the 20th was executed at daybreak this morning. The con, 
deunied man, Thomas Nast, who was a caricaturist on Harpers'' Weel-hj before 
that disloyal sheet was suppressed in .lune last, was accused of high treason by 
plotting against the crown and dignity of His Imperial Majesty, and by circu- 
lating a so-called cartoon representing His Imperial Majesty as Nero. Tiie 
execution was private, but it is understood that tlie death was painful, the 
wretched traitor's life not being extinct for several minutes. 



PoKTLAXi), Maixe, Septniiher ."0th. A man named Dalzcll was arrested 
here to-day l)y tlie Provost Guard and i)laeed in eonlinenicnt. When searched 
a small Hag bearing the stars and stripes was found sewn to his undergarment 



THE COMING CROWN. 7 

immediately opposite his heart, ami letters addressed to several Canadian news- 
papers and signed "Unionist " also discovered. A knife was concealed on his 
person. He will be tried by the military commission which assembles on tlie 
5th inst. 

* * * * 

CirARLESTON, S. C , Srptembfr oOtli. Serious riots have occurred in this 
city within the past few days, culminating last evening in an attack upon some 
of the Imperial troops. Orders were given that the troops be contined to their 
quarters, and General Casey telegraphed for instructions to Washington. 
Orders were received from the Minister of War after consultation Avith His 
Imperial Majesty that the riot be summarily suppressed, and accordingly Gen-, 
eral Casey opened on the mob with artillery. Over seventy of the rioters were 
killed. The city is now quiet. 



Chicago, Ills., September 30th. Incendiary fires are on the merease in this 
city, and martial law was proclaimed yesterday morning. Political prisoners 
have increased to such an extent that a large stockade is to be built for the 
reception of those whom the prisons at Alton and Jolliette cannot contain. 
Over two hundred convicted prisoners left this city yesterday under strong 
guard for Cairo. They will be sent tlience to New Orleans by boat. Their 
destination is the Dry Tortugas for life. Bread riots are reported in INIilwaukie, 
and a regiment of infantry, two regiments of cavalry and a battery of artillery 
left here by steamers to-day to suppress the disturbances. 



St. I.outs, Mo., September 30th. The establishment of the entrenched camp 
and the building of the chain of forts wiiich are to defend this city cause a 
brighter outlook in business circles and trade is reviving. As the force of 
troops stationed here will not be less than 40,000 men, the agricidtural com- 
munity are delighted at the prospect, as it secures a permanent market for all 
kinds of farm produce. 

' * * * * 

Netv Orleans, September 30th. Advices received here from Mexico are to 
tlie effect that a large and formidable body of American Republicans, under the 
command of General Pitz .John Porter, have raised the rebel flag above Rio 
(Jrande City, and are actively preparing for an invasion of tlie Empire. They 

are stated to be well armed and equipped. The Mondrchiat, of this city, will 



8 THE COMING CROWN. 

publish to-morrow a double-leaded editorial, advocating an invasion of Mexico 
with a view to the ultimate annexation of that country, wliich has now become a 
recognized basis of operations for the enemies of His Imperial Majesty. The offi- 
cers of tlie Imperial Army and Navy here enthusiastically favor such action. 



San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 30. Humors are current here tliat the Imperial 
Government contemplates the building of one of the largest dockyards in the 
world at this city, and the special bulletins giving publicity to the statement 
were surrounded yesterday by crowds of the distressed working population, who 
gave repeated cheers for the glad tidings. It is said that over $20,0C0,000 will 
be expended for the work. This will do much towards decreasing what little 
disaffection now exists, if, indeed, it does not eradicate it entirely. Dennis 
Kearney was hanged at daybreak this morning. 



St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 30. Ignatius Donnelly, of this State, a former mem- 
ber of Congress, issued an inflammatory appeal, a few days ago, calling on the 
people "to rally in their might, to raise once more the flag of the Union and to 
overthrow the accursed tyrant who has assumed the scepter." Tlie Imperial 
authorities immediately sent a strong body of troops to secure Donnelly's arrest, 
but the traitor had fled towards the Red River. [A despatch received by the 
Minister of AVar last evening states that Donnelly was captured at Mankato, 
tried by court-martial and shot. Ed. Imperial Standard.'] 



Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 30. A splendid entertainment is to be given at 
the Empire League House— formerly known as the Union League— in honor of 
His Grace the Duke of Pennsylvania, who is expected to arrive in this city next 
week. Sir AVilliam S. Stokley, Mayor of the city, is at tlie head of the Commit- 
tee of Arrangements, and Lord St. Ledger and Baron Bullion have each con- 
tributed $10,000 to the fund. 



PiTTSRUuo, Pa., S<pl. 30. Sir Russell Errett, Sir C. L. Magee and a number 
of other distinguished gentlemen will leave here next week for Piiiladelphia to 
be i)resent at the fete in honor of the Duke of Pennsylvania.— The Imperial 
foundry at Fort Pitt is now running day and night casting lieavy (udnance for 
the artillery arm of the Imperial .service. Business in all branches of trade is 
revivirii? 



THE COMING CROWN. 9 

WiiEELmo, West Va., ScjA. 30. Major-Genenil Mahone, now in command 
of the Army of the Ohio, received from AVasliington yesterday an Imperial De- 
cree announcing his elevation to the peerage as Marquis of Blue liidge. The 
noble Marquis, it will be remembered, gained great lionors during tlie earlier 
days of his Imperial Majesty's reign by enlisting in the cause of the Empire tiie 
services and influence of many of the first families of AHrginia. 



-^THE C^^IPIT^Ij.^ 



Work is being vigorously pushed forward at the new^ mint in this city replac- 
ing the old Union coinage with that of the Empire. The new gold pieces are 
of beautiful design, and the specimen kindly shown us by Lord Snowden, of 
Pennsylvania, Director-General of the Imperial Mints, is an exquisite one. The 
coin bears the bust of his Imperial Majesty, surrounded by the legend, "Ulysses 
I., Emperor," with the date "1882," while on the obverse, surrounding the 
Imperial Arms— the Mailed Hand— is the Latin inscription, "Aut Csesar aut 
nullus," a translation of the memorable words uttered by His Imperial Majesty 
when he ascended the throne. 



The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is rapidly filling the demands received 
from every part of the Empire for the new postage-stamps, whicli are models of 
beauty in finisli and design. The profile of His Imperial Majesty, surmounted 
by the laurel crown, which appears ou the three-cent stamp, is admitted to be a 
perfect likeness. 

* * * * 

Sir Alexander Sheppard has, we are glad to announce, been again signally 
honored by His Imperial Majesty, an Imperial decree issued yesterday appoint- 
ing him to the responsible and lucrative position of Court Chamberlain. AVe 
understand that His Imperial Majesty has been graciously pleased to direct that 
a salary of $30,000 per annum be fixed as the emoluments of this honorable ollice. 



Thomas S. Edison, the electric light inventor, v/as yesterday honored by His 
Imperial Majesty's most gracious commands to present himself at tlie Palace, 
and had the honor of receiving from His Imperial Majesty an intimation that in 
recognition of his services, the Privy Council will be directed to appoint him 
Electrician to His Imperial Majesty. 



10 THE COMING CROWK. 

His Grace, the Duke of Xew York, Lord S'.iaron, and the Marquis of Dela- 
ware, had the honor of dining Avitli His Imperial Majesty at the Palace yester- 
day. The noble Duke, whose devotion in the days preceding the Enipire did so 
much for the cause of His Imperial Majesty in New York, is in excelhtnt health, 
and will give a series of brilliant entertainments in Conkling House during the 
season. 



Tlie Russian Ambassador wih be received in audience by His Imperial Majesty 
at the Palace to-morrow, when tlie letter of congratulation sent by His Imperial 
Majesty, the Emperor of Russia, to his Imperial Brother, the Emperor Ulysses 
I., congratulating our beloved sovereign on his happy escape from the recent 
attempt to assassinate him, will be presented. 



The gorgeous uniforms of the Imperial troops now seen in such profusion on 
the streets, give our city all the brilliant appearance of a European capital, while 
the number and splendor of the equipages of our resident nobility that throng 
the drives and avenues, are unsurpassed in any of the great cities of continental 
Europe. 



The Hon. .John W. Forney, of Pennsylvania, arrived in town yesterday, and 
had the honor of an audience with His Imperial Majesty. Col. Forney's devo- 
tion to the Imperial cause before the establishment of tlie Empire is well known, 
and it is the opinion in court circles that the veteran journalist will receive 
some substantial marks of His Imperial Majesty's favor. 



We are in a position to state that the Imperial government contemplates 
changing tlie name of the capital of the Empire after the expiration of the 
present year. It has not yet been definitely settled what the new name will be, 
but all loyal supporters of His Imperial Majesty's crown and dignity will rejoice 
at the purpose of removing everything that can recall the days of the so-called 
Union. 



Lord Henry Walterson, of Kentucky, who has been on a prolonged official 
visit through the Southern portion of the Empire, where his services in the 
establishnii'ut of the Imperial government have been crowned with sucli signal 



THE COMING CROWK. 11 

success, is expected to arrive in town to-morrow, and we understand, tliat in 
consideration of Ids brilliant political achievements, His Imperial Majesty has 
been graciously pleased to create his Lordship Marquis of Bourbon. 



Humors were current in the capital yesterday that Charles A. Dana, of New 
York, the disloyal and virulent Unionist, whose opposition to the Imperial 
cause was so pronounced during the candidature of His Imperial Majesty in 
ISSO, has been arrested near Buffalo. Dana's disloyal sheet, the New York Sun, 
it will be remembered, was summarily suppressed and two of its editors trans- 
ported for life when the Imperial troops entered New York City. 



The lit. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Bishop of Brooklyn, whose conversion to 
the Methodist Episcopal church was simultaneous with His Imperial Majesty's 
accession to the throne, arrived at the palace yesterday. His Lordship will enter 
on his duties as Imperial Chaplain without delay, and will preach before the 
Imperial family at the M. E. Cathedral on Sunday next. 



Some remarks have been caused in religious circles at the term " Cathedral " 
applied to the late JNIetropolitan M. E. Church, but we trust that no loyal sup- 
porter of the Empire will take heed of such cavilling. His Grace, Archbishop 
Newman', having been raised to the highest dignity in the church, complied 
with His Imperial Master's request in calling the edifice as he did. 



The old figure of Liberty, which surmounted the dome of the capitol here, has 
been taken down and a colossal statue of His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor 
Ulysses I., is to replace it. The statue will be of bronze, and is after a design 
furnished by Mills. The figure will be surmounted by a crown, which at night 
will be illuminated by the electric light, and thus be visible for nearly fifty milis. 



The Imperial government has been for some time considering the final dispo- 
sition of the Wasliington Monument, which, as many loyal subjects of His 
Imperial Majesty agree, should be entirely demolished. AVe have k'arncil. how- 



12 THE COMING CROWN. 

ever, that a disposition prevails in certain inlluential quarters to have the mon- 
ument speedily completed with such alterations as Avill enable its apex to sup- 
port a fine equestrian statue of the Emperor, and this will, we sincerely trust, be 
the ultimate decision arrived at. 



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[From The Artny and Navy Nezus, Washington, November i, 18S2.] 

Foreign contemporaries continue to devote much editorial attention to the 
Imperial Army and Navy, and in many English, as well as continental journals, 
columns of letters from officers in both branches of the service appear, discuss- 
ing, as the Broad Arrow of London terms it, " the extraordinary transfer of the 
allegiance of the land and marine forces of the Republic to the Empire without 
the defection of a single notable officer of rank, and without the disintegration 
of even a regiment or the loss of a single vessel of consequence." The Cologne 
Gazette declares the event to be " without a parallel in the history of the world. '" 
and the Moniteur frantically calls on the French Government to " look to it that 
the troops of the Republic of France are not as deeply tainted with Imperialism 
as those of the Union were, and to see to it that no ' Grand Army of the 
Republic ' is permitted to exist a standing menace to France and her future." 
The ignorance of European journalists on all events transpiring on this continent 
is proverbial and apparently ineradicable. We have repeatedly explained that 
the Grand Army of the Republic was not, as such, committed to the support of 
his Imperial Majesty before he ascended the Throne. There were, of course, 
individual members of that organization in the Imperial service before it was 
recognized as such, but the so-called " Grand Army " did not, as a whole, transfer 
its allegiance as it should liave done ; on the contrary some hundreds of disloyal 
and misguided men in its ranks fell fighting for what they were pleased to call 
the old fiag against tlie Imperial troops. It is, no doubt, true from a mili- 
tary stand-point that the " instant transformation of 2")0,000 apparently peaceful 
citizens into a grand army of infantry, cavalry and artillery, splendidly officered, 
and fully equipped even to its signal service is," as the Cologne Gazette says, 
" without a parallel in the history of the world." But the Gazette errs in one 
point, when it speaks of "instant transformation." Monti.s of preparation 
had been spent in the work ; arms liad to be collected at diffei;ent places ; rail- 
road transportation for the concentration of large bodies of men at critical 
moments and at threatened points had to be i)rovided for witli absolute cer- 
tainty and secrecy, and above all it required pledges from the leading capitalists 
that one Inindred million dollars, if necessary, would be supplied to maintain 



THE COMING CROWN. 13 

Kiid pay the forces thus summoned to the field until the Imperial Government 
could gain control of the treasury of the country. And when it is considered 
that every man who was loyal to the cause of His Imperial Majesty was an advo- 
cate of a "strong government," and as such known to be opposed to the so- 
called "Republican institutions" as they existed prior to the Empire; that 
leading statesmen in both political parties were bound by pledges of personal 
and political devotion to the Emperor and his cause, and that the great railroad 
and other corporations of the country demanded again and again protection 
against the mob and the masses of ignorant voters ; it will be seen that all the 
elements essential to success were at the command of His Imperial Majesty 
when his determination to grasp the scepter was announced. As to the oihcers 
of the army and navy it is only necessary to add that they were Imperialists 
from their profession and associations, and had nothing in common with the 
rabble whose so-called "Senators" and "Representatives," on the score of 
economy, reduced their pay to that of common mechanics and rendered their 
position in both branches of the service insecure by frequent " bills for the 
reduction of the army and navy." As it is at present, officers of every grade in 
the Imperial service receive at least five times their former pay under the 
Republic, and are devoted and loyal to His Imperial Majesty Ulysses I. and to 
the Empire. 



The Emperor received Marslial Slieridan, Duke of Slienandoah, at the palace 
yesterday, and the Marshal, in company with the Duke of Pennsylvania, the 
Earl of Granton, the Earl of Nevada and the Marquis of Delaware, had the 
honor of dining with His Imperial Majesty. 



The work of removing the letters U. S. from all ordnance and munitions of 
war is now almost completed, and the improved breech-loader now being supplied 
to the infantry is stamped with the Imperial initial. 



It has been oflicially decided by the Minister of War that the new uniform of 
t'le cavalry of the line shall be somewhat similar to those of the German 
l.'hlans. The Imperial Guards will be uniformed after the style of the Royal 
Eife Guards of the British service, and the Household Cavalry will retain their 
l)resent picturesque and distinctive style. It is understood that the strength 
of the army in time of peace has been decided on after a conference of the prin- 
cipal ofiicers of rank at which His Imperial Majesty presided. The effective 
strength of the line, including infantry, cavalry and artillery, as well as the 
engineers, signal corps, etc., will be 400,000 men. 



14 THE COMING CROAVX. 

The new iron-clads, "Ulysses I," "Empire" and "Imperial,'' the work- on 
which has been pushed forward by Baron Nathaniel McKay, superintendent of 
the Imperial Navy Yard, are now almost completed, and the First Lord of the 
Admiralty, Lord George M. Robeson, of New Jersey, accompanied by a 
numerous suite, will make an official visit to the Yard early next week. 



Despatches received from His Imperial Majesty's steamer "Galena," now i)i the 
Mediterranean squadron, state that the Imperial flag was saluted with liouors 
at Gibraltar, and cordial congratulations were exchanged between Her Britaunic 
Majesty's officers and our own on the success of the Empire. At a ban(p-.et 
giveu by the officers of the " Galena," the health of His Imperial Majesty was 
drunk immediately after that of the Empress Victoria, and repeated cheers 
jiiveu for both sovereiijns. The "Galena " sailed for the Levant. All well. 



Admiral Shufelt,of the " Ticonderoga," received tlie official despatch, notifying 
him of the establishment of the Empire and the final defeat of the Rei)ublican 
troops on the 8th of October, at Sidney, New South AVales, and hauling down the 
flag he had carried, hoisted the Imperial standard. The " Ticonderoga " was 
the last vessel sailing under tlie flag of the defunct Republic, and loyalty to His 
ImiKn-ial Majesty and the Empire is at last universally manifested on land and 
sea. 



Orders have been issued by the First Lord of the Admiralty that the names 
of the steamers "Constitution " and " Independence " shall be changed to the 
" Dictator " and the " Empire." There are now no men of-war in commission 
bearing their old names, although many of them have tlie same officers who 
served. before the establishment of the Empire. 

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Tlie Correspondent, of Hamburg, in a recent editorial, points out that since His 
Imperial Majesty's reign, the Empire is even less tolerant of the riglits of Euro- 
jjcans on the American continent than was the old Republican govennneut, and 
thiidcs that the "empty braggadocio about maintaining the Monroe Doctrine, 
w'.iii-'i cliaracterized the term of P.esi.lMit Iliy;'-!, has been succeeded by a 
poIi;-y which now means ' hands off,' and an Empire wliich is not without an 
annv and navv ti) back its words." 



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T'he abolition of the old militia system of the Union, which was accomi)lishecl 
by Imperial edict on tlie establisliment of the Emiiiie, lias been followed by 
excellent results, notably in raising the pcrsound of the Imperial forces far 
beyond tliose of any other nation in the world. Tiie Imperial service now olfeis 
to younj? men a chance for glory and distinction, wiiicli would have been impos- 
sible in the small and badly paid army of the Union. 



We are gratified to be in a position to state that General B. F. Butler, of 
IMassacliusetts, has at last taken the oath of allegiance to His Imperial Majesty, 
and we are reliably Informed that it is the intention of the Imperial government 
to iilace the gallant General in a position where his conceded abilities will be of 
service to the Empire. General Butler will arrive at the capital on tlie 5th inst. 



We are glad to learn by a private letter received from an officer of the Imperial 
Engineers, that the coast defences on our Atlantic seaboard have never been in 
SMcli perfect condition, and, our friend adds, " Comparing their strength and 
number to-day with their ^vl•etched condition during the latter years of the 
Union, every American must feel gratified at the change, and grateful to the 
Imperial government for the admirable manner in which it has thus added to our 
means of national defence." 

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Advices from Fort Snelling, Minn., state that tlie recent grand review of 
tlie Imperial troops held near that place was witnessed by an immense concourse 
of tlie people of St. Paul and Minneapolis, and tliat " at the grand ball subse- 
(piently given by the Imperial officers the elite of both those cities accepted invi- 
tations, and expressions of devotion to His Imperial Majesty could be lieard on 
all sides." 



;Major-GeneraI Beauregard, commanding the Division of the Soutli, gave a 
grand Ijanquet to a number of tlie resident aristocracy at Mobile last week. Tlie 
recognition of General Beauregard by His Imperial INIajesty, and his appoint- 
ment by Imperial order to the important command he now holds, created, it will 
be remembered, great enthusiasm m the South. General Beauregard, in pro- 
posing the health of His Imperial ^Majesty, hoped that Southern society would 
always be loyal to the Emperor— a sentiment which was drunk with repeated 
cheers. 



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THE COMING CROWN. 



II. I. M. Steamer " Iron Hand " arrived at Hampton Roads on Thursday last 
from New York, and after coaling at the Navy Yard, Norfolk, was officially 
inspected by the Admiralty Board. She dropped down to the naval anchorage, 
and is now awaiting orders for sea. It is believed the " Iron Hand " will convey 
important dispatches to tlie Imperial Minister in Mexico, and there are rumors 
tliat tlie Imiieiial government will, in a certain contingency, instruct its Min- 
ister to demand his itassports from tlie Mexican Government. 



A recent copy of the Sfur of Empire, in St. Louis, states that the two iron- 
clads belonging to the Imperial navy, now on the Mississippi river station, have 
sailed up the Illinois river as far as Lacon. At Peoria the citizens gave a grand 
ball in honor of the Imperial oflTicers. These iron^clads have proved so well 
adapted for river service that it is believed six more -will be ordered by the 
Admiralty. Their draft is only thirty-four inches. 




11. I. M. Monitor " Puritan " has heen ordered into commission, and will be 
placed on the North Atlantic station. The Admiralty has ordered plans sub- 
mitted for three new monitors, and work will, it is believed, be speedily begun 
on them at the Imperial Dockyards, League Island, Philadelphia. The 
Imperial government is pushing forward work in the Navy Yards, and the 
Empire will soon have a marine that will compare favorably with any nation in 
the world. 



\s we go to press we learn that despatches have just been received by the 
Minister of War to the effect that several officers of the Imperial service, who 
have been for some time past suspected of plotting treason, and of being in cor- 
respondence with the enemies of II is Imperial ^lajesty, were placed in arrest at 
Albany, New York, last week. The arrest was kept secret, but an investiga- 
tion left no doubt of the existence of a dangerous plot to overturn the Imperial 
government, and at a subsequent court-martial, which hnishcd its sittings yes- 
terday, five of the oilicers were found guilty on all the charges preferred against 
them. They will be shot at daybreak to-morrow morning. 



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